1993 Wiltshire County Council election

Elections to Wiltshire County Council were held on 6 May 1993. The whole council was up for election and the result was no overall control, with the Liberal Democrats as the largest party. This resulted in a no-party-control shared administration for the first year of the Council, with the three main party groups being briefed on a coequal basis. Following a by-election gain by the Liberal Democrats from the Conservatives, giving the Liberal Democrats exactly half the seats on the Council, a Liberal Democrat administration was formed, but with a convention that committee chairpersons would not use their casting vote to force through policies.

1993 Wiltshire County Council election
6 May 1993 (1993-05-06)
All 68 seats to Wiltshire County Council
35 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
LD
Con
Lab
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour
Last election 18 seats, 27% 35 seats, 44% 18 seats, 24%
Seats won 33 18 17
Seat change 15 17 1
Popular vote 64,107 61,379 38,445
Percentage 37.5% 36% 22.5%
Swing 10.5% 8% 1.5%
Council control before election

No overall control

 Council control after election

No overall control

When Swindon Borough Council was established as a new unitary authority on 1 April 1997, the members who had been elected to the county council from Haydon Wick, Highworth, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, Wanborough, and Wroughton ceased to hold office. The size of the council fell from 68 to 47, and in the remaining month of the council's term of office the Liberal Democrats briefly took control, but they lost it at the 1997 Wiltshire Council election.

Results
Wiltshire Local Election Result 1993
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 18 -17 26.47 36 61,379 -13,697
  Liberal Democrats 33 48.53 37.5 64,107 +18,163
  Labour 17 1 -1 25.00 22.5 38,445 -2,013
  Liberal 0 0 1 -1 0 1.3 2,249 -463
  Independent 0 0 2 -2 0 1.9 3,522 -631
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 0.63 1,079 -1138

Results by divisions

Aldbourne and Ramsbury
Aldbourne and Ramsbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Francis 1,882
Conservative M. D. Abell 1,219
Majority 663
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Alderbury
Alderbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Temple Blackwood 1,197
Liberal Democrats R. J. Hardy 1,114
Labour A. C. Oliver 300
Majority 83
Conservative hold Swing

Amesbury
Amesbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Kelsey Edgley 1,324
Conservative J. C. Turner 1,098
Labour P. Whiteside 186
Majority 226
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Avon and Cannings
Avon and Cannings
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dennis James Willmott 1,134
Liberal Democrats K. M. Ben Rabha 977
Labour T. J. Williams 371
Majority 157
Conservative win (new seat)

Bedwyn and Pewsey
Bedwyn and Pewsey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Mary Scott 1,878
Conservative M. Carson 1,509
Majority 369
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Bourne Valley
Bourne Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geraldine Lesley Hibberd 1,336
Liberal Democrats O. V. Tanner 962
Labour I. Horton 252
Majority 374
Conservative win (new seat)

Bradford on Avon
Bradford on Avon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Victoria Christine Scott Landell Mills 2,121
Conservative William Campbell Viles 885
Labour E. F. Short 398
Majority 1,236
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Bremhill and Calne
Bremhill and Calne Without
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Andrew Raymond Syms 1,343
Liberal Democrats Lesley Bennett 1,232
Labour Susan Elizabeth Griffin 244
Majority 111
Conservative hold Swing

Calne
Calne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jeanette Frances Greer 922
Conservative Alfred Roman Ilersic 689
Labour Tim David Chapman 370
Majority 233
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Chippenham Park
Chippenham Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Patrick Charles Bourne Coleman 1,888
Conservative Davi Keith Poole 1,058
Labour Pauline Frances Kathleen Bowden 254
Majority 830
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Chippenham Sheldon
Chippenham Sheldon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats June Margaret Wood 1,569
Conservative Mary Frances Elizabeth Norton 718
Labour Clive Trevor Grace 389
Majority 851
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Chippenham Town
Chippenham Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Raymond Leonard Anscombe 1,609
Conservative Richard Henry Patrick Purdon 647
Labour Christopher John Phillips 210
Majority 962
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Collingbourne
Collingbourne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Connolly 939
Conservative B. Davie 794
Majority 145
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Corsham
Corsham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Graeme Roger Potter 1,288
Conservative Eric John Porter 886
Labour Christine Reid 451
Majority 402
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Cricklade and Purton
Cricklade and Purton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Edward Atfield 1,596
Conservative Anthony Francis Elwood Wall 964
Labour Elizabeth Clemency Saunders 180
Majority 632
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Devizes
Devizes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Maurice Stanley Came 901
Labour C. R. Hopgood 597
Liberal Democrats R. M. J. Cleal 521
Majority 304
Conservative hold Swing

Devizes South and Bromham
Devizes South and Bromham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patricia Rugg 1,561
Liberal Democrats J. Allan 1,020
Labour P. E. Twaites 381
Majority 541
Conservative win (new seat)

Downton
Downton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julian Paul Johnson 1,447
Labour P. J. Leo 874
Green S. M. Elcock 417
Majority 573
Conservative hold Swing

Durrington
Durrington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. E. Robinson 1,004
Labour A. F. C. Greville 744
Majority 260
Conservative hold Swing

Haydon Wick
Haydon Wick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John William Hartnell Archer 1,375
Conservative C. I. Butcher 743
Liberal Democrats T. F. Hudson 202
Majority 632
Labour win (new seat)

Highworth
Highworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lynn Vardy 1,530
Conservative D. F. Morley 1,135
Liberal Democrats J. A. Shorten 393
Majority 395
Labour hold Swing

Holt
Holt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Terrence Peter (Terry) Chivers 1,997
Conservative Robert George Ian Elliott 1,369
Liberal George Frederick James Hawkins 163
Labour T. A. Maslen 157
Majority 628
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Kington
Kington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Doreen Darby 1,467
Conservative Peter Gordon Green 1,430
Labour Peter Ernest Mellett 145
Majority 37
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Lavington
Lavington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derek Bernard William Jarvis 1,503
Liberal Democrats M. G. Pearce 780
Labour W. M. Barnett 373
Liberal R. W. Clarke 203
Majority 723
Conservative hold Swing

Malmesbury
Malmesbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Caroline Pym 1,945
Conservative Patricia Winifred Sears 1,048
Labour Daphne Joy Jones 184
Majority 897
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Marlborough
Marlborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Fiona Gillian Webb 1,192
Conservative J. M. A. Goodfellow 968
Independent J. R. Ripley 144
Majority 224
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Melksham
Melksham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Angela Betty Barker 1,154
Labour Davina M. Griffin 1,022
Conservative C. E. B. V. Deadman 473
Majority 132
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Melksham Without
Melksham Without
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Barrie Wesley 2,252
Conservative E. P. Joyce 977
Labour P. J. Creese 459
Majority 1,275
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Mere
Mere
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert George Catton 1,179
Liberal Democrats U. A. McGrail 575
Independent M. W. Taylor 324
Labour M. J. Foote 212
Majority 604
Conservative hold Swing

Minety
Minety
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carole Alethea Soden 2,070
Liberal Democrats Anthony James Doody 1,064
Labour Jane Mellett 181
Majority 1,006
Conservative win (new seat)

Pickwick with Box
Pickwick with Box
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Judith Helen Seager 971
Liberal Democrats Roger Hubbard 873
Labour Stephen Charles Wheeler 638
Majority 98
Conservative win (new seat)

Salisbury Bemerton
Salisbury Bemerton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Terance Rogers 1,231
Conservative J. G. S. Guthrie 477
Independent J. Heaney 281
Majority 754
Labour hold Swing

Salisbury Harnham
Salisbury Harnham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Alfred Joel 1,172
Conservative B. M. E. Rycroft 992
Labour C. Bryder 181
Majority 180
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Salisbury St Mark
Salisbury St Mark
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Frederick Chalke 1,371
Liberal Democrats D. M. Jones 1,011
Labour M. Riches 270
Majority 360
Conservative hold Swing

Salisbury St Martin
Salisbury St Martin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul William Leslie Sample 1,904
Conservative P. V. H. Paisey 886
Labour C. Davies 285
Green I. Nath 97
Majority 1,018
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Salisbury St Paul
Salisbury St Paul
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Beryl Mary Jay 1,659
Independent T. C. Cowie 794
Majority 865
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Southwick
Southwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Napier Beatson Irving 1,330
Conservative Anthony Guy Phillips 951
Labour D. Atherton 182
Majority 379
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Stratton St Margaret, Coleview and Nythe
Stratton St Margaret, Coleview and Nythe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Victor Cockbill 967
Conservative Andrew Albinson 596
Liberal Democrats A. D. Richards 312
Majority 371
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Stratton St Margaret, St Margaret
Stratton St Margaret, St Margaret
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Foley 771
Conservative C. A. Day 454
Liberal Democrats M. W. Hopes 204
Majority 317
Labour hold Swing

Stratton St Margaret, St Philip
Stratton St Margaret, St Philip
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Percival Lawrence Jefferies 1,549
Conservative G. B. J. Baldwin 355
Green M. Collins 117
Majority 1,194
Labour hold Swing

Swindon Central
Swindon Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Edwards 945
Liberal Democrats A. Baxter 317
Conservative K. M. Alam 243
Green S. W. Smith 69
Majority 628
Labour hold Swing

Swindon Covingham
Swindon Covingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Alan Oakensen 917
Conservative Peter Stoddart 367
Liberal Democrats -. Allen 343
Majority 550
Labour win (new seat)

Swindon Dorcan South
Swindon Dorcan South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Kenneth Brooks 1,152
Conservative M. M. Norton 1,142
Majority 10
Labour win (new seat)

Swindon Eastcott
Swindon Eastcott
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stanley James Pajak 1,566
Labour Cindy Matthews 967
Conservative V. A. Butt 295
Green C. Smith 76
Majority 599
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Swindon Freshbrook
Swindon Freshbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jean Melville 957
Labour R. J. Cretchley 677
Conservative N. C. Bristow 645
Majority 280
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Swindon Gorse Hill
Swindon Gorse Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hugh S. Barnett 1,630
Conservative A. F. A. Crowhurst 308
Liberal Democrats J. Kurton 206
Majority 1,322
Labour hold Swing

Swindon Lawns
Swindon Lawns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joan Barbara Prouse Savage 1,709
Labour E. Edge 748
Liberal Democrats S. A. Bowley-Bennett 637
Green J. V. Hughes 138
Majority 961
Conservative gain from SDP Swing

Swindon Moredon
Swindon Moredon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur James Masters 1,215
Conservative Mark James Harper 281
Liberal Democrats C. R. Minns 243
Independent B. L. Wilmot 228
Majority 934
Labour hold Swing

Swindon Parks
Swindon Parks
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jean Norris 1,455
Liberal Democrats E. Aylett 196
Conservative W. R. Whitfield 189
Majority 1,259
Labour win (new seat)

Swindon Roughmoor
Swindon Roughmoor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan James Winmill 632
Liberal Democrats A. R. Timpson 336
Labour D. R. Camburn 320
Majority 296
Conservative win (new seat)

Swindon Toothill
Swindon Toothill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur Harry Goring 1,000
Conservative P. Mallinson 738
Green M. Harrison 165
Majority 262
Labour hold Swing

Swindon Walcot
Swindon Walcot
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Noel Robert Tostevin 1,168
Conservative J. R. Stevens 535
Liberal Democrats K. M. McCarthy 246
Majority 633
Labour hold Swing

Swindon Western
Swindon Western
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin David Small 1,752
Conservative G. Clark 358
Liberal Democrats K. Bracey 259
Majority 1,394
Labour hold Swing

Swindon Whitworth
Swindon Whitworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Ernest Glaholm 1,156
Liberal Democrats A. D. Jacobs 815
Conservative D. H. Day 103
Majority 341
Labour hold Swing

Tisbury
Tisbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert John Baddeley 1,339
Independent David O. Parker 946
Labour C. M. Whiteside 323
Majority 393
Conservative hold Swing

Trowbridge East
Trowbridge East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ann Virginia Lye 1,362
Conservative S. J. Kirk 677
Labour W. Stallard 430
Majority 685
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Trowbridge South
Trowbridge South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Grace Hill 1,517
Conservative Peter Fuller 590
Labour J. E. Baddeley 372
Majority 927
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Trowbridge West
Trowbridge West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Shawne Edney Westbrook 993
Conservative Rosemary A. Webber 443
Labour D. A. Machin 227
Liberal M. A. Phillips 171
Majority 550
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Upper Wylye Valley
Upper Wylye Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John William Finlay Robins 1,128
Liberal S. J. Dancey 806
Labour A. Knight 264
Majority 322
Conservative hold Swing

Wanborough
Wanborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jane Lindsay Mactaggart 1,500
Conservative J. W. J. Legge 1,184
Labour R. J. Smith 300
Majority 316
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Warminster East
Warminster East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dorothea Joan Main 897
Liberal Democrats V. A. Rayner 555
Liberal Paul I. MacDonald 368
Labour James Philip Knight 362
Majority 342
Conservative hold Swing

Warminster West
Warminster West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Edward Syme 963
Conservative M. Ultan Ryan 801
Labour R. Keddie 365
Liberal M. J. Barker 270
Majority 162
Liberal Democrats gain from Liberal Swing

Westbury
Westbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gordon Ian King 1,228
Conservative M. Clegg 900
Labour Candy Atherton 728
Liberal F. J. Creese 171
Majority 328
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Whorwellsdown
Whorwellsdown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Douglas Malcolm Firmager 1,775
Conservative Gareth Roberts 1,106
Labour Michael Sutton 120
Liberal J. F. Hardingham 97
Majority 669
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Wilton and Wylye
Wilton and Wylye
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Clive West 1,866
Conservative S. F. Ryan 973
Independent Marjorie Whitworth 553
Independent Timothy Ingle Abbott 252
Labour R. H. Pelling 105
Majority 893
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Wootton Bassett North
Wootton Bassett North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Eric Henry Hodges 1,019
Conservative Christine Crisp 827
Labour Brian John Bayton 100
Majority 192
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Wootton Bassett South
Wootton Bassett South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Daphne Joyce Matthews 1,220
Conservative Roy Elderkin 1,079
Labour Paula Ann Whitehead 228
Majority 141
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Wroughton
Wroughton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Aliette Cayley Phipps 1,328
Conservative W. Morton 618
Labour D. G. Carver 292
Majority 710
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References
    • Wiltshire County Council Diary 1993/4 (Trowbridge: Wiltshire County Council, 1993)
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